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Environmental Geography Final Exam Jeopardy

Environmental Geography Final Exam Jeopardy. Ecosystems– 100 points. What is a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment? Ecosystem. BOARD. Ecosystems– 200 points. What is another name for a feeding level? Trophic Level. BOARD.

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Environmental Geography Final Exam Jeopardy

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  1. Environmental Geography Final Exam Jeopardy

  2. Ecosystems– 100 points • What is a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment? • Ecosystem BOARD

  3. Ecosystems– 200 points • What is another name for a feeding level? • Trophic Level BOARD

  4. Ecosystems– 300 points • An organism that gets its energy directly from the sun is a __________, while an organism that gets its energy from eating other organisms is an __________. • Producer; consumer BOARD

  5. Ecosystems– 400 points • Is a bear an example of an herbivore, omnivore, or carnivore? • Omnivore BOARD

  6. Ecosystems– 500 points • What is the difference between a food chain and food web? • Chain- 1 feeding relationship, Web- many feeding relationships BOARD

  7. Biodiversity– 100 points • What is an area characterized by a similar climate and vegetation/animal life? • Biome BOARD

  8. Biodiversity– 200 points • What is the process through which a desert grows? • Desertification BOARD

  9. Biodiversity– 300 points • What is the major cause of biodiversity loss? • Habitat destruction BOARD

  10. Biodiversity– 400 points • What is the difference between primary succession and secondary succession? • Primary- no ecosystem had existed before, secondary- an ecosystem is rebuilding BOARD

  11. Biodiversity– 500 points • What is an invasive species and what is one example of one? • An organism that outcompetes native species. (Kudzu, Snakehead Fish, Brown Tree Snake, etc.) BOARD

  12. Energy and Politics – 100 points • What is a group of people with a common culture, living within a defined border? • Nation-State BOARD

  13. Energy and Politics – 200 points • Which type of government controls all aspects of society in an attempt to equally distribute wealth and property? • Communism BOARD

  14. Energy and Politics – 300 points • What type of energy is formed from the remains of ancient living organisms, such as coal, oil, and gas. • Fossil Fuels BOARD

  15. Energy and Politics – 400 points • What type of energy comes from the earth’s core? • Geothermal Energy BOARD

  16. Energy and Politics – 500 points • What are the benefits and detriments of renewable energies? • They are clean and sustainable, but expensive and not always reliable. BOARD

  17. Human Populations– 100 points • What statistic measures movement in and out of a country? • Migration rate BOARD

  18. Human Populations– 300 points • What can you infer about a population if its fertility rate is higher than its mortality rate? • Its population is growing BOARD

  19. Human Populations– 200 points • What is everything that a government makes for public use called, such as roads, bridges, airports, etc. • Infrastructure BOARD

  20. Human Populations– 400 points • What is carrying capacity and what happens if a country exceeds it? • The number of people that can be supported by a society; overpopulation, poverty, lower standard of living BOARD

  21. Human Populations– 500 points • What is the difference between a developed and developing country? Provide an example of each. • Developed- more industrialized and wealthy with a higher standard of living (US, Canada, UK), Developing- less industrialized and wealthy with a lower standard of living (India, Sudan, Afghanistan) BOARD

  22. Environmental Impact– 100 points • What is earth’s natural process for regulating earth’s temperatures (by trapping heat in the atmosphere)? • The Greenhouse Effect BOARD

  23. Environmental Impact– 200 points • What event in human history accelerated global warming to a dangerous level? • The Industrial Revolution BOARD

  24. Environmental Impact– 300 points • What is one example of point source and one example of non-point source pollution? • Point source- factory discharge, oil spill, etc. Non point source- farm run-off, car emissions, animal waste, etc. BOARD

  25. Environmental Impact– 400 points • Name one example of sustainable land use and one example of unsustainable land use • Sustainable- no till farming, selective cutting, crop/grazing rotation; Unsustainable- clear cutting, industrial meat plants, etc. BOARD

  26. Environmental Impact– 500 points • Why have many politicians and business leaders denied the existence of man-made climate change? • Influence/fear from fossil fuel companies BOARD

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